Vibewire Founder and CEO Tom Dawkins was recently awarded a YouthActionNet Fellowship from the International Youth Foundation, one of the world's leading youth development non-profits which is based in Baltimore in the US.

YouthActionNet selects 20 young founders of social-change organisations to participate in its Global Fellowship Program. To quote the website "These accomplished young leaders are distinguished by their records for success in achieving positive change in their communities, by their innovative approaches, and ability to mobilize their peers and community members in support of their social change visions."

 As part of the Fellowship Tom attended a week-long retreat in Washington DC with the other nineteen fellows (all under 30, all founders of social-change organisations, from every inhabited continent and 16 countries). A video of Tom speaking on a panel at the Awards presentation is here http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=xKfVPnxNOo4.

Well done Tom!